Juvenile Night Heron 1

During Louises last visit to the Chemo clinic yesterday, I ventured out to the lake across the road to see if the illusive Night Heron was around. A bleak overcast day with bursts of light rain..... I wasn't too hopeful.

The images in this folder are my findings of a Juvenile Night Heron. The white feathers are the moulting ones as he turns into an adult. His black head (in time) will turn a deep blue and his back and wings a rich cinimon. He will also grow those two distinctive long white feathers from the base of his neck.

I had a lot of fun shooting this guy, although he was a lot more skittish than the adult in previous shoots, and I had to move very carefully so as to not scare him off.

A really lucky find.

Regards

Hi Grayham

Certainly not as impressive as the adult yet, but great set of photo's just the same. This is the best shot I think and is better viewed larger.

Even though you say he was "skittish" you have still managed to a great capture with good dof and very sharp features.

Well done

Louise

....... he commanded a lot of "stealthy sleuthing" to get these images. It was quite dark under the canopy of the brush trees, so I needed to get as close as I could...... this concerned him greatly.

Thanks for your visit and kind comments. Glad you had the time to look at all the images for a comparison.........

Best regards  

It was a dark and dingy day and I was out looking for the Night Heron (of

past findings) I shot a series of this Heron and it was only when I saw

them on the computer did I realise that I had found a Juvenile and not

the "Dad" as I had thought.... the in-camera images were quite dark, as

was the surroundings...... appeciate your comments/thoughts.

Regards

Not seen a juvenile before, what a beauty. I can imagine your surprise.

I really like the texture in the greens too.

Thanks for sharing, Nico

Thanks for stoping by. The "greens" are the result of really low light and my "spot" focus/metering on the Heron. Hopefully just a muted backdrop to the subject.

Regards

Sharp Shot!

Very nice composition and lovely colors. This was also my favorite of the bunch.

regards,

Nancy Gail

Thanks for stopping by....... I appreciate your time and comment.

Regards

Thank you for your kind comments. The inclement weather prevented me from spending too much time with him. This, coupled with the fact that I thought it was the adult version of which I already had numerous images from previous shoots. Nevertheless I am rather pleased with the images I did get. Thank you for your time in looking at the total folder.

Best regards  

A really fine shot Grayham. I like the natural bg here.

You could mess with the light on the bird but I like this effect too.

I hope things will continue to improve for Louise.

Thankyou so much for your kind thoughts on Louise...... I will pass them on.

To get these shots of the Adult and Juvenile Heron was an exercise "of pure single bloody mindedness" on my part. After each shot they would move, and I would have to painstakenly relocate. On a btight sunny day, they were nowhere to be found..... come the inclement weather and up they would pop. I had a lot of fun though.

Thanks for stopping by, I always appreciate your visits.

Best regards

Hi Grayham, This is sharp with good DOF and blurred background, not easy to get all these things with birds! Nice work. Sarah.

Thanks for stopping by and for your more than generous comment. I can assure you that not all of them came out like this one. I had some time on my hands and must have shot upwards of 60 images of this chap..... all the while, relocating after each shot as he kept moving away from me.

Best regards